Sorry, I just can't hold it in!
I wonder if "soft persuasion and careful politicking" would have worked =
for the "don't tread on me" crowd back in the 1770's that Dr. Doug so =
rightly and eloquently referred to? Seems to me we'd still have the =
Queen on our money too! =20
Maybe there's just a difference in political mindset we're dealing with =
here....ahem, those South of the Border (U.S. or "us") and some, not =
all, North of the Border (Canada, "them") I realize we have plenty of =
"us's" and "thems" on both sides of the border!
But then, I'm just a blithering idiot of poor "quality"....right? What =
do I know?
Those that complain about non-MG content sure do type a lot of non-MG =
email!
Dan
trying to keep quiet and appreciate both sides of the issue, and not =
doing very well...going back to my hole....flame away :)
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From: Trevor Boicey
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 1997 12:13 AM
To: pat bailey
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Freedom
pat bailey wrote:
> We won a small victory with SB42 but they do have plans
>
> We have to become as active as the "tree huggers" Let them know
"We"? "Them"?
Constructively, I think the first step is to stop
the "we" vs "them" mentality. The concept that we
are one group of people who are good, and they are
some mythical group of people who are bad.
Most people make rational decisions. It's only
their perspective that is different from ours, which
makes their decisions different than ours.
As long as we amplify the difference between "us
the good" and "them the evil", it makes it unlikely
that they will ever agree with us.
It's hard to influence someone after you
draw a line in the sand and say "this is what *WE*
stand for that *YOU* don't".
It's a lot easier to side with someone and steer
them. Take "them" for a ride in your cars, make them
like it as much as you do. Then their decisions will
follow yours.
I feel if the car groups get angry and militant
as some suggest, it only serves to remind "them"
how much they don't agree with "us".
Soft persuasion and careful politicking will
accomplish infinitely more than any loud angry tirade.
--=20
Trevor Boicey
Ottawa, Canada
tboicey@brit.ca
http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
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